March.1.2009

Place apples in a well greased 9×9 dish. Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle evenly on apples. Prepare pork chops as directed on package (shake with seasoning in bag). Arrange pork chops over apples and bake, uncovered for 45 mins at 375.

To freeze: Line baking dish with foil. Prepare as directed (but do not bake). Secure another sheet of foil and fold all sides. Freeze and then remove baking dish. Thaw for 24 hours in fridge. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes at 375.

February.28.2009

Cooking instructions: Everything in the dish is fully cooked, so you just need to defrost and heat covered at 375 for about 1 hour (unitl bubbly). Uncover and turn the broiler on for the last few minutes to brown the topping.

December.15.2008

This casserole can be prepared ahead, covered and refrigerated overnight. Bake as directed except increase the covered baking time to 1 hour.

12 ounces rotini pasta, uncooked

2 medium zucchini, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1 jar (48 ounces) spaghetti sauce

1 t. dried basil leaves

2 ounces (1/2 cup) fresh parmesan cheese, grated

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375.

Cook Pasta according to package directions, drain.

Chop zucchini, press garlic, and mix together with spaghetti sauce and basil.

Grate the parmesan cheese.

In a 9X13 pan, layer one third of the spaghetti sauce mixture, half of the pasta, one third of the spaghetti sauce mixture and half of each of the cheeses. Repeat layers with the remaining pasta, sauce and cheeses; cover with aluminum foil.